A Netflix spin on the classic children's books is about to launch. It remains to be seen how it compares to the 1970s adaptation – which is much darker and grimmer than most remember.
As Erwin points out, though, "Sylvia is not this weird, outlier episode that's a one-off". She describes the show as being part of the subgenre of "Frontier Gothic", which originated in the late 18th… [+306 chars]